help please cant find referance on this m43 field cap

[ottodak]

hi ive not been around for ages with starting a family and loads of decorating
well ive just started collecting again and picked this field cap up from an auction for £80 with some other odds and sods.
this is not like my other cap and i carnt find any refeance on it,not in my books or the net, one thing i was told is it could be mountain troops but the eagle is the wrong one, but it does have five stich marks on the side of the cap.
im stumped on this one and just wonering if anybody could give me any info
cheers

[Lenny W]

post war polizie cap imo w/heer insignia added

[ROBB]

I have to agree with lenny . Rob

[ottodak]

oops this is starting to look bad, there goes 80 quid
thats maybe the reason i carnt find any info on it in my book
i thought it might have been a private purchase cap, but its my bad.
cheers lenny and robb

[Bond]

Hi, as has been said, looks postwar to me.

Jerry

[billbert]

Plastic remnants in torn out sweatband NEVER a good sign..MAYBE gold buttons are ww2 period .. you can sell them for generals cap.. Billbert

[ottodak]

thanks for that guys
gutted realy but glad in a way,as its only cost 80 quid instead of dealers prices of 300 plus.
well at least the eagle and buttons are ok lol
once again,cheers

[John Huff]

What is a "quid" (from an American who doesn't speak English evidently )

[ottodak]

lol i have this with my american mates who i play call of duty with, quid is the slang we use meaning one pound £.
so the next time when somebody says........that cost me 50 quid you know they mean £50 lol

[Paul McKee]

£80 would be really cheap for a good M43...even many of the ones sold on dealer's sites at £300 or more are questionable. IMO, truly 100% original, untouched M43's at any price are scarce and getting pricey.

Paul

[ottodak]

hi paul, thats true ive seen them at silly prices, SS and DAK are fetching crazy money.
like you say its to good to be true to get an original m43 for 80 quid.
cheers
chris